Common Core

Latest K-5 Unpacking Documents, 8/26/12
Most up-to-date K-2 Assessment documents, 8/26/12
NCDPI is currently developing the K-2 Mid-Year Benchmark Assessment and will release these assessments to district leaders by late Fall.
Math Tasks Mathematics Assessment Project, (added 1/25/13)
North Carolina DPI Math Tasks (Added 1/28/13)

Math Tasks

IXL Math Problems for the Computer - All grade levels, all skills. I have not used this program, so I'm not recommending it. If you have, please let me know if it's a good site. Go to www.liketoread.com and email me from there. Added 4/2/13.
Math Story Problems Students are given the equation. They write a story to illustrate the equation. This way will help students who don't understand the difference between +, -, X, and dividing fractions.
Problem-Attic Create your own assessments or assignments. Format your way. The best site I've seen. Added 4/9/13.

Good Reading & Videos About Math :-)

Just Funny - if you need a laugh - Kid Snippets
Steve Leinwand - How not to create math anxiety Video. He explains everything we need to know in 5 minutes. Excellent!
Making Math Cool: Alex Kajitani - TED Talk - raps, games, entertaining VIDEO. 10 minutes.
5 Best Math Apps - video explanation of each app
5 Reasons to Add Math Journals to Your Classroom
8 Summer Math Ideas - to slow the tide
Free printables Teaching Resources
Guided Math Using small groups for differentiation
Inside Mathematics Videos showing teachers teaching math
Line Up The Dot and Give It All You Got - Math rap about the decimal
Mathmaticious Math video rap by a student - rigorous work!
Math SONGS You have never seen so many songs on one site for teaching math concepts!
Math Stories - Problems for kids to solve
Bedtime Stories - Math woven into bedtime stories for parents (or teachers) to tell. Very cool.
Stop the Clock Game - Comparing analogue and digital clocks
What Do You Know About Math Rap on You Tube
Math SmartBoard Lessons Harvey's Website
Skip Counting Songs and Video Added 2/8/14.

Websites to help with math planning.

MY MATH PINTEREST BOARD
Common Core New Math Curriculum Maps and tools available for $$$. Added 1/20/13.
Sample Pacing /Interactives for teaching /Sample tasks and lessons Mathematics Common Core Toolbox
Articles/ Ideas / Discussion Achieve the core for every student
Math Tasks by Strand Illustrative Mathematics provides guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing companies, and curriculum developers by illustrating the range and types of mathematical work that students experience in a faithful implementation of the Common Core State Standards, and by publishing other tools that support implementation of the standards.
LIVEBINDER: Quick Access to all of the above and much more!
Middle Grades: More Quick Access to all of the above and much more!
When you go to the Livebinder, select "Units and Lessons". Then filter for "elementary" and "ELA". Units completed for the year are there. When you select "resources" on the page, you receive the complete lessons with suggested assessments as well. These can be easily revised to work with the new CC State Standards.
PBSKIDS - games, stories, problems for parents, interactive website Added 3/24/13
Progressions Standards By Grade Level ala Doug Clements
Scope magazine/student for $, plus free interactive whiteboard activities, shared reading PDFs, VIDEOS!, lesson ideas
Math National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Project of the National Science Foundation to support mathematics understanding and education through interactive models and activities in math.
Thinkfinity.Org- Quality of the lesson plans and student interactives is superior. Free.
MathWire - new to me. What do others think about this site?
Mathematics Design Collaborative Writing & Math, Feedback & Self Assessment
Turn On Common Core Math NC State maintained site of common core math activities